Curiosities

Claim: A photograph authentically shows a white demonstrator for racial justice at a June 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel, Ohio, with a sign reading, "I'm sorry I'm late. I had a lot to learn." Rating: For years, an image supposedly...

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Nearly 70 percent of the bone fragments examined featured cut marks and intentional fractures that suggested cannibals feasted on the brains and bone marrow of their victims.Darek BobakThe entrance to Maszycka Cave in Poland, where cannibalized human remains dating...

Claim: In 2021, during former U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, Mexico increased numbers of troops at its borders an effort to reduce migration. Rating: In early February 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was delaying imposing tariffs on Mexican goods for...

<!--qv q:id=a3 q:key=vcaa:Whispers of a cat ownership ban in Scotland circulated the internet recently. The rumors caused so much outrage that the country’s head of government, First Minister John Swinney, had to dispel the notion of any official ban.-->Whispers...

The 133-line scroll — the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean Desert — was recently translated and contains prosecutors' notes about a criminal trial before Roman officials. Shai Halevi, Courtesy of the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls...

A rumor circulating online for several years claimed unused footage shot for comedian Larry David's former HBO TV show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" helped to save a man charged with first-degree murder and from potentially facing the death penalty. A Reddit...

<!--qv q:id=a3 q:key=vcaa:A lot of people are planning to travel in 2025. But with an increase in wanderlust comes a surge in pricing. Supply and demand is a tricky beast, and with air traffic reaching 95 percent of pre-pandemic...

The trove of original sketches, drafts, and correspondence that once belonged to Winnie-the-Pooh creator A.A. Milne just sold for $118,000 at auction.Fieldings AuctioneersThe collection of Winnie-the-Pooh manuscripts and sketches found in Leslie Smith’s attic. For nearly a century, the beloved...

Claim: A Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it. Rating: A Great Dane named Juliana is credited with being awarded a medal during World War II after she defused...